Windhoek, 28 July 2017: The Surgeon General for the German Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Dr. Michael Tempel, visited Namibia for the first time to familiarise himself with the health services in the Namibian Defence Force.??

In addition, General Tempel’s visit was to cement the mutual relationships existing between the two Armed Forces in the area of health services and further discuss areas of future cooperation and support to Namibian Defence Force.??

The General paid a courtesy call on the Chief of the Namibian Defence Force before meeting the Chief of Staff Defence Health Services, Brig Gen Sofia Ndeitunga at Defence Headquarters. ??

Dr. Tempel also visited the Mobile Field Hospital at Okahandja, which was established through a joint Inter-Governmental Project between the Republic of Namibia and the Federal Republic of Germany.